…because I have freely decided to do it!<\/p>\n
Those who claim to have evidence that “you probably don\u2019t have free will”<\/a> or who assert that complex chaotic systems’ unpredictability “is what gives you free will”<\/a> are both either unprincipled or naive in accepting that the idea of “free will” has any absolute meaning.<\/p>\n \nI have yet to see a coherent definition of what it would mean to have, as opposed to not have, free will. But I cannot follow along with the game<\/a> of debunking the concept by refuting a definition that was proposed in order to debunk the concept. …because I have freely decided to do it! Those who claim to have evidence that “you probably don\u2019t have free will” or who assert that complex chaotic systems’ unpredictability “is what gives you free will” are both either unprincipled or … Continue reading
\nOn the other hand, if Dennett is right in his claim<\/a> that “Philosophers have done some real work that the scientists jolly well should know” then I’d like to see a brief sample of what he considers the best (just in case there’s a chance that looking further wouldn’t be wasting my time).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"